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Fight with Covid-19:Special Cover Released on Stay Home Stay Safe

Date of Release:26th May 2020,Bhubaneswar

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New Europa 2020 Stamps

Theme:Ancient Postal Routes Latvia Issue Date:08.05.2020 Designer:Ludis Danilāns Printer:Baltijas Banknote Latvija Croatia An example of excellent construction skills is the Majstorska Cesta road, going over Velebit and connecting Zadar and the region of Lika along the Obrovac – Podprag – Mali Alan – Sveti Rok route. It was built from 1825 to 1832 and it […]

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UNPA Issued Stamp on 40th Anniversary of Eradication of Smallpox

The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication in December 2019, recognizing the historic moment on 9 December 1979 when the end of smallpox was confirmed to have been eradicated. Five months later, in May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly issued its official declaration that ‘the world and all its peoples […]

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Austria Released Stamp on Roter Blitz

This year’s design for the engraved stamp in the “Railways” series is the legendary “Rote Blitz”, an engine on the Graz-Koflach railway (GKB) from the 7950s.In 1855 approval was given for a “locomotive railway” from Küflach to Graz for the purpose of transporting coal from western Styria. The “Graz- Kuflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbau-Gesellschaft” (Graz-Küflach Railway […]

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The Story of “American Issue “ of Greenland

75 Years  of the American Issue Greenland has issued stamps on 5th May 2020 to marks the 75th Jubilee of the popular American Issue . The stamp issue takes the form of an attractive souvenir sheet, reproducing the original artwork of the 1945 American Issue. It includes the three original images for the 10 and 15 […]

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Royal Mail Issued Stamps on 60 Years of TV Serial Coronation Street

Royal Mail has released 12 stamps to mark the 60th anniversary of the world’s longest running TV continuing drama, Coronation Street.Eight stamps in the set are inspired by some of Coronation Street’s most loved duos over the years: Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner; Stan and Hilda Ogden; Vera and Jack Duckworth; Deirdre and Ken Barlow; Rita […]

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New Zealand Issued Stamps on Daphne moths

Daphne moths are colourful, day-flying species with wingspans between 18 and 26 millimetres, characterised by constantly vibrating their neatly patterned wings when they are active on sunny days. They are often seen sunbathing on bare surfaces, feeding on nectar or carefully laying their eggs on the right plant during periods of bright sunshine. Date of […]

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New Swiss Stamps

Microscopic Art Artist Martin Oeggerli explores unknown worlds in his work and enables people to see things in ways they have never experienced before. Two of his images of the microscopic world now adorn a pair of particularly beautiful stamps. Issue Date:07.05.2020 Designer:Martin Oeggerli, Münchenstein (supported by the School of Life Sciences FHNW, Muttenz and […]

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Premier Institutions of India:Odisha State Archives

The Primary functions of Odisha State Archives are collection, Preservation, management, publication and educational use of records. These functions are performed according to the requirement of the administrative as well as research scholars and also it plays a significant role for promotion of State’s historical research. Promotion of States Historical Research: 232 research scholars were availed […]

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New Stamps from Switzerland

100 Years of  Geneva Airport Geneva International Airport was officially inaugurated in 1922 with the first international air route of Geneva–Dubendorf–Nuremberg. But its history began in 1920, when the Canton of Geneva decided to acquire a suitable plot of land between Cointrin and Meyrin. The airport’s importance increased rapidly. The wooden hangars were soon replaced […]